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I didn’t know VMWs exploded, when I saw that title i immediately assumed a Samsung, LG, or a GE but it was a Whirlpool WTW4800XQ4 according to the user, that has shook violently and eventually it just blew up. I’m guessing the suspension rods blew off. They said the machine bowed on the side and...

Not a huge fan of this design, but GE used shipping rods instead of styrofoam or protective film on the control board. This type of design was used on their Model-Ts and HydroWaves, as well as their current stackables. I’m guessing the reason why GE used these in their washers is because they...

This is a friend where I’ve never been to whose house before, I went in his laundry room, only to find his 2023 Whirlpool WTW4855HW3 washer constantly draining. This seems to be a very common failure with these washing machines. I believe Whirlpool now offers these boards for free. Basically...

I’m disappointed in them, never used one but I’ve watched videos and they have ZERO rollover and do not get clothes clean, the tub on those just swoosh around. No action from the agitator at all. Although I own a VMW, I still get clean clothes. While this Speed Queen TR series, the agitator is...

For a brief period, Whirlpool made non-HE VMW’s with a load size selector and a true agitator. Those machines used a full tub of water, but they did use spray rinsing and they did have temperature regulations. This type of VMW was used on lower end models made from 2010 to 2015 and were made...

What’s the best residential Whirlpool VMW washer to buy?

What do you think is the best modern washer to buy outside of Speed Queen?

Lately one person has been defending GE’s HydroWaves and their Model-T machines, but they were terrible machines. I’d much rather even use a Samsung machine than a GE HydroWave, at least when a Samsung gets off balance it’ll redistribute, while a HydroWave will destroy itself before of the lack...

This was a Whirlpool design that came out in 2006 and was discontinued in 2015 and long replaced with the VMAX. I own a VMW and I never owned the F&P machines. They were sold under the Bravos and Cabrio names, just like how many VMW and VMAX machines were. Those names aren’t used anymore on the...

For a long time I’ve been recommending Whirlpool machines of VMW and VMAX platforms but I don’t recommend them anymore because I’ve been seeing that the newest models have a massive control board problem. The lower end ones have issues with the pressure system within the board causing it to...

My mother (71 years old) had her 27-year-old Kenmore direct drive machine finally break, so she bought a Whirlpool WTW4955HW1 washer and WED4950HW0 electric dryer off of Facebook marketplace for $200. She said the listing said they were in new condition. But she said the washing machine was...

I found a Whirlpool washer model WTW4816FW1 at my sister’s house, I went over the other day and i found that the washer was very loud on the spin cycle. My brother-in-law said “it’s supposed to sound like that” and that it “spins really fast”, but it’s definitely not. There is a link to a...

In my opinion, Maytag has gone bad well before Whirlpool has acquired them, and Whirlpool did NOT ruin the company, in fact they saved it. The Maytag Neptunes as well as the dependable care replacements were unreliable and terrible machines. The top loading Neptune was so unreliable that it’s...

In my opinion, it’s when GE introduced the HydroWave. I remember using a GE HydroWave at a vacation house and it was one of the worst washers I’ve used. It’d make a loud banging noise on the wash cycle, it worked for a bit, but while I was there, the washer just suddenly stopped draining. I’ve...

I am wondering what washer brand seems to be the most reliable (besides Speed Queen). I’ve heard that the Samsung washing machines are very unreliable so I’m not going to include that. But out of the three manufacturers (GE, Whirlpool, Samsung). GE isn’t even their own company anymore...

I have four friends with newer whirlpool washing machines (WTW4950HW3, WTW4955HW3, WTW4816FW3, and WTW4957PW0), all continuously draining due to bad control boards. I hate how Whirlpool has declined in recent years. Three of them are 2023 machines, the WTW4957PW0 is a 2024 model. My Whirlpool...

My friend has said that her Whirlpool WTW4816FW3 top load washer she bought in January, 2024 is continuously draining and that the technician said it’s due to a bad control board. My other friend is apparently having the same issue with his Whirlpool WTW4950HW3 washing machine. I’m disappointed...

My friend has said that his Whirlpool WTW4816FW3 top load washer he bought in January, 2024 is continuously draining and that the technician said it’s due to a bad control board. My other friend is apparently having the same issue with his Whirlpool WTW4950HW3 washing machine. I’m disappointed...

He says he bought it back in 2013, he says it makes a very loud noise on the spin cycle with no vibrations so it’s likely bad bearings, and that he recently replaced the suspension rods on his unit. He says on spin cycle, it makes a very loud noise and sounds like an airplane taking off, which...

I have a Whirlpool WTW4900BW0 washer and it’s very loud on the spin cycle as said before, people told me it’s the bearing in the gearcase but i plan to run it until it eventually dies. Do you have this issue with your Whirlpool belt drive washing machine? Say the model number of yours.